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Beekeeping => Pests and Diseases => Topic started by: Bakersdozen on August 13, 2020, 09:57:08 am

Title: New varroa mite management tool
Post by: Bakersdozen on August 13, 2020, 09:57:08 am
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2020/08/11/a-17-year-old-from-connecticut-is-saving-honey-bees/?fbclid=IwAR05BkWDuxv10GfHFzvqm3zqmYcJI_hiZHopYa9WbSTMQIEhpkxd8WNn8Hc#47295365 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2020/08/11/a-17-year-old-from-connecticut-is-saving-honey-bees/?fbclid=IwAR05BkWDuxv10GfHFzvqm3zqmYcJI_hiZHopYa9WbSTMQIEhpkxd8WNn8Hc#47295365)
This is an interesting article.  It has been written about in Bee Culture Magazine (see the link in the original article to read Bee Culture's article) and Randy Oliver is going to run experiments on it.  So far it sounds hopeful.
She claims her device will knock the mite population down by 70%. 
 
Title: Re: New varroa mite management tool
Post by: Wandering Man on August 13, 2020, 10:24:16 am
Cool!
Title: Re: New varroa mite management tool
Post by: Jen on August 13, 2020, 01:07:14 pm
I like this idea! Simple, can use it any time of year regardless of heat, also has a bit of robbing protection.
Title: Re: New varroa mite management tool
Post by: Zweefer on August 14, 2020, 05:59:39 pm
Hopefully the mites don’t build up an immunity to it...